When completed, the new facility will be able to house all 23 beds in the same place.

“It’s a big move,” Dellar said.

“It will allow us to put everything under one roof, save us some funds and improve our quality of care, which we should always be striving to do.”

The new building will also house the recently announced Montreal Institute for Palliative Care.

“There will be a centre where we can share our knowledge,” Dellar explained. “There will be a teaching component there as well, not only for us to teach but for people to teach us. We should always be students.”